Abacus - FS Design Studio V3.5 (Download)

FS Design Studio
version 3.5 is at the same time flight sim friendly and
powerful. This software is the first choice for tens of thousands of
Flight Simulation modelers worldwide and provides an easy way to make
professional quality aircraft and quality 3D scenery that you''ll be
proud of.

Of the tens of thousands of aircraft available for Flight Simulator,
the overwhelming number of them were made with FS Design Studio. This
newest version adds the latest visual techniques and graphic effects to
an already large repertoire of commands, time-saving shortcuts, and
comfortable user interface. Together they will let you create any kind
of accurate, detailed textured models at record speed.

FS Design Studio puts an aircraft factory at your fingertips. Now
modelers are able to create even more accurate and great looking
aircraft and "knock-your-socks off" 3D scenery.

New and Improved Features

The man behind FS Design Studio is Louis Sinclair and he has
added new and improved features to the most widely used design tool for
Flight Simulator. Here are some of the features in this new release:

New FSX
compatibility. Use XToMDL and BGLComp tools to provide robust FSX
feature set

Advanced texture properties
- Normal mapping with Alpha channel support
- Night version of texture supported
- Reflection Mapped version of texture supported. Alpha channel is used
as reflection map rather than transparency.
- Light Mapped version of texture supported

Large, convenient window for applying texture maps to your
projects.

Texture tiling - for applying multiple copies of a texture to a
part.

Includes extensive online HELP with step-by-step tutorials

4 simultaneous views - essential for detailed design

Myriad of tools let you shape,
resize, rotate, ...

Instantly change part characteristics

Use the latest texture technologies

Powerful Boolean Operations
simplifies "cutting"

Also available are the Aircraft Design Guides to help you get
started and master all design techniques using FS Design Studio v3.5: